The Houston Astros of Major League Baseball have been investigated and found guilty of stealing signs to benefit their players in the 2017 and 2018 baseball seasons. Coaches and management staff have been relieved of their positions in the Astros’ organization. At this point, current and former Houston […]
Nestled in the Northern section of Rhode Island, off Route 146 in North Smithfield is All About Sports Indoor Youth Sports Facility. Getting to All About Sports was simple, just a few lefts and rights off the highway and the sign on St. Paul St. is a clear […]
In celebrating February’s Black History Month, I looked through my baseball card collection to find an ideal player to spotlight. I came upon Larry Doby, a man of many “firsts” in professional baseball. Larry Doby was a professional baseball player in both the Negro Leagues and Major League […]
I respectfully call my mother’s home “The Museum” because she has craftily decorated her home with memorabilia. Memorabilia from her childhood, my childhood, my siblings’ (brother and sister), sports, Irish culture, New England style, and country living. Her home is a tribute in many ways to her many, […]
Over the past few years, I have gotten to work with Cranston East Little League and RI Reds Coach Gary Howard on baseball related articles. Gary is a proud parent of a Cranston East Little League rising star and works with his son and other youth baseball players […]
After a pitcher hurls the ball to home plate, he/she must then become a fielder. The fielding position of pitcher is the closest fielder to the batter, in most cases, and has the unenviable task sometimes of snagging a rocket ship hit by the batter. Good technique and […]
Registration season is upon us here in Rhode Island for the 2020 Spring baseball season. Local leagues from Westerly to Woonsocket, from Newport to Narragansett, from Apponaug to Washington Park are signing up youth baseball players from Tee Ball age to Teenagers. Registration campaigns are taking place online, […]
